Shervin Shahnavaz
Lecturer
E-mail: shervin.shahnavaz@ki.se
Visiting address: Norra Stationsgatan 69, plan 7, 11364 Stockholm
Postal address: K8 Klinisk neurovetenskap, K8 CPF KCP PT/HU, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- PhD, psychologist, psychotherapist
Lecturer
Shervin Shahnavaz, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, and Psychotherapist at the
Centre for Psychiatry Research and Centre for Education & Research at
Karolinska Institutet (KI) and Region Stockholm. His research focus is on
transcultural aspects of psychotherapy and developing digital interventions
for vulnerable migrant groups in society. He organizes courses and teaches
subjects such as Cognitive behavior therapy for PTSD, transcultural
psychotherapy, global mental health, and psychological aspects of
sustainability. He is also Vice-Chairman of the Council for Environment and
Sustainable development at KI and involved in the design and implementation
of sustainability strategies at KI.
Articles
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2025;25(1):36
- Journal article: CHILD CARE IN PRACTICE. 2025;:1-13
- Article: ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;83:696-701
- Article: JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES. 2024;40(3):1157-1170
- Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2024;26:e42322
- Article: JOURNAL OF MIGRATION AND HEALTH. 2024;10:100274
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(11):e0313961
- Journal article: SSM - MENTAL HEALTH. 2023;4:100231
- Article: JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH. 2023;7:e46253
- Article: ACTA ODONTOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2023;81(5):340-348
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2023;23(1):7
- Article: INTERNET INTERVENTIONS-THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL HEALTH. 2022;28:100533
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;13:1045709
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2022;13:933858
- Article: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR. 2021;115:107685
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORAL SCIENCES. 2019;127(5):455-461
- Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2018;20(1):e12
- Article: JDR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. 2016;1(3):234-243
- Journal article: AKTUEL NORDISK ODONTOLOGI. 2016;41(1):86-97
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY. 2015;25(5):317-326
- Journal article: SUICIDOLOGI. 2015;9(1)
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION. 2009;11(1):32-44
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIGRATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. 2007;3(4):14-30
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All other publications
- Report: 2022
- Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2017
- Doctoral thesis: 2016
- Book: 2012Tandvårdspsykologi
- Book chapter: TANDVÅRDSPSYKOLOGI. 2012;p.Transkulturell Psykologi
- Report: STRESSFORSKNINGSRAPPORTER. 2002Skolsköterskornas möte med asylsökande och andra nyanlända invandrar- och flyktingbarn
- Other:Invandrarens copingsstrategier-en kvalitativ studie av iranska män i Sverige
Grants
- Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 May 2023 - 30 April 2024
- Task shifting to increase access to evidence-based psychological and psychotherapeutic interventions for populations that have limited access to these treatments.Region Stockholm1 November 2020 - 31 December 2020
- Swedish Research Council1 December 2018 - 31 December 2023
Employments
- Lecturer, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-
Degrees and Education
- Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
- Master, Psychotherapy, Department of psychology, Stockholm University, 2016
- Master of Science in Psychology, Psychology, University of Gothenburg, 1996
Distinction and awards
- May flower diploma, 2013
Supervision
- Anahita Geranmayeh Orumieh, Internet based psychological interventions for migrants from Afghanistan and other Farsi-speaking countries, 2022
- Youstina Demetry, Internet-based psychological interventions for Arabic speaking teenagers, young adults and parents, 2021
- Robert Schibbye, Specific phobia in dentistry, origin, prevalence and treatment for children and adolescents
- Markus Höglund, Tandvårdsrädsla hos vuxna ur tandvårdspersonalens perspektiv
Committee work
- Vice chair, Council for Environment and Sustainable Development at Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Institutet, https://medarbetare.ki.se/radet-for-miljo-och-hallbar-utveckling, 2020-
Thesis evaluation
- Mariann Saanum Hauge, Opponent, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Behavioral Science and Forensic Dentistry. Institute of Clinical, University of Oslo, 2023
Journal reviewing
- Internet Interventions, Elsevier, Anonymous peer review, https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/internet-interventions, 2024-2024
- The Lancet regional health, Anonymous peer review, https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/home, 2023-2023
- Internet Interventions, Elsevier, Anonymous peer review, https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/internet-interventions, 2022-2022
- Internet Interventions, Elsevier, Anonymous peer review, https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/internet-interventions, 2021-2021
- Nordic Psychology, Taylor & Francis, Anonymous peer review, https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rnpy20, 2019-2019
Other expert reviewer/evaluation assignment
- Other evaluation assignments, Evaluation of the implementation of mental health interventions targeting newly arrived migrants, Karolinska Institutet, 2024
Conference/event participation
- Participant, Global Mental Health Research, Workshop, https://www.mcgill.ca/tcpsych/training/summer, 2024
- Participant, Advanced Study Institute in Cultural Psychiatry, McGill University, The Future of Cultural Psychiatry: Virtuality, Imagination, and Community at Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, https://www.mcgill.ca/tcpsych/training/advanced, 2024
- Poster presenter of own accepted abstract, The Future of Cultural Psychiatry: Virtuality, Imagination, and Community, Division of Social & Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University A public Conference (June 28) directed to mental health practitioners, researchers, and students will include selected workshop presentations and panel discussions as well as a poster session, https://www.mcgill.ca/tcpsych/training/advanced, 2024
- Expert panel, Going beyond symptom change: Promoting flourishing virtues and social changes, Ottawa University, https://www.psychotherapyresearch.org/page/spr2024schedule, Compassion in Post-Migration Stress: Applying Compassion to Chronicity, https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.psychotherapyresearch.org/resource/resmgr/imported/events/annualmeeting_progs/spr_meeting_program_2024.pdf, 2024
- Invited speaker, SPR 55th International Annual Meeting, Cultivating Compassion to our Environment, https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.psychotherapyresearch.org/resource/resmgr/imported/events/annualmeeting_progs/spr_meeting_program_2024.pdf, 2024
- Oral presenter of own accepted abstract, SweSRII – The 13th Swedish Congress on Internet Interventions, https://esrii.org/?page=swesrii#:~:text=The%20Congress%20will%20be%20held, There%20is%20no%20conference%20fee!, Individually tailored ICBT for immigrants with common mental health problems, https://esrii.org/files/SweSRII2024-Agenda.pdf?r=2, 2024
- Chair, “Inclusive Digitalization for Mental Health and Well-being: How Do We Get There Together?”, https://www.healthsystemsdesign.com/konferens-digitalisering/, Inkluderande digitalisering för psykisk hälsa – utveckling och samverkan med ideella hjälporganisationer, https://www.healthsystemsdesign.com/konferens-digitalisering/, 2024
- Event administrator, KI Sustainability Day 2024: Environmentally and climate smart choices for better health from an EU and KI perspective, KI Sustainability Day 2024: Environmentally and climate-smart choices for better health from an EU and KI perspective, https://nyheter.ki.se/kalender/kis-hallbarhetsdag-2024-miljo-och-klimatsmarta-val-for-battre-halsa-i-ett-eu-och-ki-perspektiv, 2024
- Invited speaker, The annual congress of the Swedish Behavioral Therapy Association, "CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF CBT" With the increased cultural diversity in Sweden, the need to adapt CBT to a population with a diversified background increases. In many cases, this adaptation is necessary to reduce the barriers to psychological care and make CBT available to more people in society and the world. The seminar highlights different strategies to consider and integrate cultural and contextual factors both in the functional analysis and the treatment process, which can increase the patient's commitment and compliance and improve the outcome of CBT., https://www.beteendeterapeutiska.org/arskongress-2024#!event/2024/3/9/klicka-h-228-r-f-246-r-att-k-246-pa-biljett-till-229-rskongressen-2024, CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF CBT, https://www.beteendeterapeutiska.org/presentationstexter2024, 2024
- Poster presenter of own accepted abstract, Karolinska Institutet – UNICEF Joint Conference on Global Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Raha-a Digital Psychological Intervention for Young Refugees and Immigrants, 2024
- Invited speaker, The International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD), 29th edition of the congress, Maastricht, https://iapd2023.org/scientific-program/#Day-1-Program, https://iapd2023.org/scientific-program/#Day-1-Program, 2023
- Chair, Dissertation Tove Wahlund, Excessive worry in adolescents and adults : development and evaluation of theory-driven treatments, dissertation chairman, https://openarchive.ki.se/xmlui/handle/10616/47012, 2020
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